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T Bone Burnett advised Elton John to make an album that focused on his early voice, piano and bass songs that had a heavy American roots music influence. All the tracks on The Diving Board were co-written with the songwriter Bernie Taupin and feature a combination of the following collaborators.
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[Verse 1]
Spare the rod don't spare the fool
If you take the breaks you're given
You get to make the rules
Take a chance and make it fast
If you break some bones on landing
You know you're built to last
[Verse 2]
Fight the tide and find the shore
If the gift horse isn't smiling
Just learn to ride some more
Common sense is a rule of thumb
If the suckers throw a red flag
Blow them all to Kingdom Come
[Chorus]
And take this dirty water
Running like a river
In and out of everything
We helped to put together
Take this dirty water
Help to keep it clean
Get back to the wellspring
Purify the stream
[Verse 3]
Search out days that never end
If it's only for the chance
To feel just like a child again
Tell a lie that speaks the truth
If the heart becomes a prisoner
Your soul will turn you loose
[Chorus]
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Take This Dirty Water was written by Bernie Taupin & Elton John.
Take This Dirty Water was produced by T Bone Burnett.
Elton John released Take This Dirty Water on Fri Sep 13 2013.